WTSS20 VHHH 022245



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 022100 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MAWAR (1716) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 984 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO ONE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (21.8

N) ONE ONE SIX POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (116.9 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT 24

HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 50 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 60 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 032100 UTC

TWO THREE POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (23.3 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (115.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 042100 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.